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Originally Posted by N-E-B
Bennett’s had three straight seasons of virtually identical numbers. I don’t want to say he’s never going to improve but at this point I think we more or less know what he is. He’s a really good third liner that can play top six when you need to shake it up for a few games.
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Hope springs eternal. As fans, I think its easy to see a player's best for stretches and assume that is what he can be all the time. The Monahan thread has some of these ideas, that his play at the start of this year reflects what he could be over 82 games.
Of course players get better, and occasionally make a quantum leap after a few years in the league. But Bennett and Monahan are two guys who have been remarkably consistent especially in terms of production so I agree with you that expectations should be based on past results.